P-zombies are still undead https://artir.wordpress.com/2016/07/10/p-zombies-are-still-undead/ …
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A false proposition like that is still conceivable after you disprove it.
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Okay. So what does *that* kind of "conceivability" prove about primeness? (Nothing.)
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Right. But it was your example!
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I can conceive of a p-zombie by conceiving of myself taking the same actions I took but lacking the feelings I felt.
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That's not a p-zombie. A p-zombie does your actions for the same causal reason you did. Including talk of "consciousness".
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Oh. I didn't realize that a p-zombie had to do things for the same *reason*. In that case, I agree with you.
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*Thud* *thud*. I'm not beating my head against the wall at you, I'm beating my head against the wall at everyone who isn't you.
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Heh. Anyway, it looks like we *could* resolve this over Twitter! :-)
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Trying to do this on Twitter is silly.http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/nqv/zombies_redacted/ …
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